Journal · 10 articles
Straight Answers
Direct answers to the questions people ask about exterior lighting.
Straight Answers · 6 min
Can I Control My Exterior Lights From My Phone?
Yes, from day one. The Thraxel Lighting app runs colors, warm white, named scenes and music sync, and connects to Alexa, Google Home, HomeKit and Control4.
Straight Answers · 5 min
What Happens to My Lights If I Move Homes Soon?
A permanent system generally stays with the house as a selling feature, like a built-in fixture. Relocation cases are looked at individually at the consult.
Straight Answers · 5 min
Do You Still Install Lights During the Winter?
Permanent lighting installs continue through cold months when weather permits. Seasonal Christmas lighting is hung within a November window, weather permitting.
Straight Answers · 4 min
How Fast Can You Actually Get a Lighting Quote?
A free on-site consultation gets scheduled first, and a render mock-up of your house follows within 48 hours. Most homeowners have a real number within a week.
Straight Answers · 5 min
Can Permanent Lighting Go on a Metal Roof Home?
The track mounts to fascia and trim, not the roofing material, so a metal roof is usually workable. Thraxel confirms the exact approach at the free consult.
Straight Answers · 6 min
Do Permanent Lights Work in Rain and Snow Year-Round?
Yes. The system is IP67 marine-grade silicone on 16-gauge wire, salt-tested, and built to run through snow, ice and storms without a ladder trip to check it.
Straight Answers · 5 min
Can You See Permanent Lights From the Street?
That is the point after dark. Permanent lighting is designed to be sharp from the curb at night and essentially invisible from the same spot in daylight.
Straight Answers · 5 min
Are Permanent Lights Visible in Daylight Hours?
Barely. The aluminum track is color-matched to your fascia and mounted tight against it, so by daylight it reads as trim rather than a lighting product.
Straight Answers · 5 min
Can Permanent Lights Be Warm White Year-Round?
Yes. Thraxel's RGBWW pixels carry a dedicated 2700K warm-white diode, so warm white is a true white and not a mix of red, green and blue trying to fake it.
Straight Answers · 6 min
Are Permanent Christmas Lights Actually Worth It?
Yes, for homes that want lighting more than one month a year. A typical 168-LED permanent system runs about $52.80 a year in power. Here is the honest math.